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Measures

Measures are pre-built analyses of medicines use in hospitals. They provide valuable insights into areas such as cost-effectiveness, patient safety, and adherence to best practices.

Just because an NHS Trust is an outlier for high or low use, that doesn't necessarily mean they are good or bad. These are measures rather than indicators, and they need to be interpreted judiciously.

Best Value DOACs

Percentage of DOACs that are not rivaroxaban or apixaban tablets.

Tags: Value

This measure supports cost saving work in hospitals.

Environmentally friendly inhalers

Percentage of inhaler doses that are from metered dose inhalers (MDIs), excluding salbutamol inhalers.

Tags: Greener NHS

This measure supports work to reduce the impact of medicines issued in hospitals on the overall environmental impact of the NHS.

Low value prescribing - doxazosin modified release

Percentage of doxazosin modified release of all doxazosin issued.

Tags: Value

This measure supports cost saving work in hospitals.

Low value prescribing

This measure supports work to reduce low value prescribing in hospitals.

Low value prescribing - perindopril arginine

Percentage of perindopril arginine of all perindopril.

Tags: Value

This measure supports cost saving work in hospitals.

Low value prescribing

This measure supports work to reduce low value prescribing in hospitals.

Methotrexate tablets

Percentage of methotrexate tablets which are 10mg

Tags: Safety

This measure supports medicines safety work to reduce risk and minimise mistakes in hospitals.

Uptake of Phesgo®

The percentage of pertuzumab that is issued as the combined preparation, Phesgo®.

Tags: Efficiency

This measure supports work to improve efficiency in hospitals.